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"Any adjustments that might be made in Strasbourg will, to my mind, have zero impact on migratory flows," said Michael O'Flaherty, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe. (Photo: Sara Prestianni)

December showdown on ECHR as reform demands intensify

Justice ministers from the Council of Europe’s 46 member states will meet in Strasbourg on 10 December to debate the future of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The meeting comes amid growing tension, as more than a dozen EU countries are pushing for changes to what they see as

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

"Any adjustments that might be made in Strasbourg will, to my mind, have zero impact on migratory flows," said Michael O'Flaherty, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe. (Photo: Sara Prestianni)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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